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Atomic and quantum physics

The structure of the atom, quanta and photons, spectra, quantum transitions.

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Franck, James

James Franck (26.07.1882-21.05.1964) was a German physicist.

Fröhlich, Herbert

Herbert Fröhlich (born 9.12.1905) is an English theoretical physicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1951).

Frenkel, Yakov Ilyich

Yakov Ilyich Frenkel (10.02.1894-23.01.1952) was a Soviet theoretical physicist and a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1929).

Fursov, Vasily Stepanovich

Vasily Stepanovich Fursov (born 14.01.1910) is a Soviet physicist and a Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.

Hartree, Douglas Rayner

Douglas Rayner Hartree (27.03.1897-12.02.1958) was an English theoretical physicist and mathematician and a Fellow of the Royal Society (1932).

Houston, William

William Houston (19.01.1900-22.07.1968) was an American physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1943).

Hund, Friedrich

Friedrich Hund (born 4.02.1896) is a German theoretical physicist and a member of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences.

Hückel, Erich

Erich Hückel (9.08.1896-16.02.1980) was a German theoretical physicist.

Schwinger, Julian

Julian Schwinger (born 12.02.1918) is an American theoretical physicist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (1949).

Shpolsky, Eduard Vladimirovich

Eduard Vladimirovich Shpolsky (23.09.1892-21.08.1975) - a Soviet physicist, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (1933).

Schrödinger, Erwin

Erwin Schrödinger (12.08.1887-4.01.1961) — an Austrian theoretical physicist, one of the creators of quantum mechanics.

Stern, Otto

Otto Stern (17.02.1888-17.08.1969) - a German experimental physicist.

Shubin, Semyon Petrovich

Semyon Petrovich Shubin (31.07.1908 — 28.02.1938) — a Soviet theoretical physicist, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (1935).

Einstein, Albert

Albert Einstein (14.03.1879-18.04.1955) was an outstanding theoretical physicist and one of the founders of modern physics.

Ellis, Charles Drummond

Charles Drummond Ellis (1895-10.01.1980) was an English physicist and a Fellow of the Royal Society.

Ehrenfest, Paul

Paul Ehrenfest (18.01.1880-25.09.1933) was a theoretical physicist.

Quantities of atomic physics

Quantities of atomic physics Name Symbol Relative atomic mass A r Half-life T 1/2 Mass defect Δ Charge of the electron e Mass of an atom m a Mass of the neutron m n Mass of the proton m p Mass of the electron m e Planck …